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News about bookstores and booksellers including Amazon, Borders and Waterstones
Bookstores News
Mamas & Papas to sell product on Amazon and Tesco sites
Mamas & Papas has identified digital marketplaces as central to its online growth strategy.
Waterstones inks deal with Amazon to sell Kindle
Waterstones has signed a deal with Amazon to sell its Kindle e-reader.
Land Securities: High streets 'may never recover'
Directors of retail property firm Land Securities believe that some high streets are doomed and “may never recover” from damage inflicted during the recession and downturn.
Bookstores In Depth
Analysis: What does Waterstones’ Amazon deal mean for the retailer?
Waterstones’ decision to start selling the Kindle e-reader has come as a surprise to the market, particularly following its managing director James Daunt last year calling the etailer a “ruthless devil”.
Analysis: What Amazon's publishing arm means for retail
Amazon’s latest venture – to develop a book publishing operation in the UK – is yet another example of the online giant’s ability to think long term.
Where do retailers fit in the world of Amazon, Facebook and Google?
Over time, many retail sectors have been preyed upon by new types of competitors with superior economics.
